Senator Hyde-Smith believes rebuilding infrastructure is key to the future of Mississippi and the nation. She understands that aging highways, bridges, and basic public works infrastructure represents an impediment to public safety and economic growth. She includes the need for greater broadband access among these needs. Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to using her committee assignments to support responsible efforts to improve infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.
HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF
HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF
Outgoing Chief Brad White to Lead Governor-Elect Reeves Transition Operation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today named Doug Davis, a longtime associate and former state senator, as her incoming chief of staff.
Davis, who currently works in Jackson as the Senator’s deputy chief of staff, will replace Brad White, who will be leading the transition for Mississippi Governor-elect Tate Reeves.
“Doug Davis has the...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE THE ‘LIFTS’ ACT
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE THE ‘LIFTS’ ACT
Legislation Would Establish a Facility at Stennis Space Center to Modernize Commercial Space Licensing Training
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced the Licensing Innovations and Future Technologies in Space (LIFTS) Act.
The bill would modernize training for the federal commercial space licensing workforce and...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO & GUEST ANNOUNCE $33.1 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO & GUEST ANNOUNCE $33.1 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Gulfport, Starkville Projects Receive Major Boost from U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD Grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $33.1 million in federal grant funding for road improvements in Gulfport and Starkville.
The U.S. Department...
Historic Sites At Risk From Climate Change
National Parks Traveler
Historic Sites At Risk From Climate Change
By Kim O'Connell
If plans had proceeded as energy company Cricket Solar had hoped, more than 380,000 solar panels would have been installed in Culpeper County, Virginia—a utility-scale array in the heart of some of the state’s...
Mississippi post office named for 3 officers killed on duty
Associated Press
Mississippi post office named for 3 officers killed on duty
The Associated Press
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A post office in Brookhaven, Mississippi, will be named for three local law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty.
President Donald Trump signed a law Dec...
Mississippi Courthouse Gets Green Light on Big Revamp
Correctional News
Mississippi Courthouse Gets Green Light on Big Revamp
By CN Staff
ABERDEEN, Miss.—A plan proposed by the General Services Administration (GSA) to renovate the Thomas G. Abernethy Courthouse in Aberdeen was recently approved by Congress.
Work on the $24.3 million project...